[meteorite-list] Misleading Images, a Real Problem

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:51 2004
Message-ID: <02a801c3aed6$b98d85c0$d2dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Hi Rob,

I was not in any way questioning the beauty of NWA 1936 as it is a very nice
chondrite judging from the photos you provided. I feel the alterations made
it look less desirable in the second image. List members have been sending
us images all morning asking our opinion, which is just that, an opinion.
When these two auctions where forwarded I could see huge differences between
the two images demonstrating the problem with image manipulation. Your
image looks like it was not manipulated and for this we applaud you.

Wishing you the very best,

Adam Hupe


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Wesel" <nakhladog_at_comcast.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Misleading Images, a Real Problem


> I can shed some light on this one as One of these is mine. 1936 is a
single
> stone with many owners and was recently purchased in Morocco. It was known
> right away that it was a looker and Marlin Cilz of Montana Meteorite Lab
was
> commissioned to prepare the slices. The small piece I have on eBay right
now
> was not finished out, it was simply a remnant I received to "make weight"
on
> my share of ownership. The slice Mike had up WAS PREPARED to a mirror
> polish. See my photo of the same on Yahoo
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?J26B12196 . It is so highly polished that I
had
> to turn the lights way down to even come close. That is why I offered to
> 100%+ money back offer with the sale of these pieces. Seeing Mikes photo
> here it is beyond obvious that it was enhanced and quite out of the usual
> character of Mikes usual skill as this was a bugger to photograph.
> Furthermore, when holding to finished next to the unfinished, they do not
> compare. Felt I had to defend this one a bit as my Yahoo photo looks very
> different than my eBay photo of the same.
>
> Rob Wesel
> ------------------
> We are the music makers...
> and we are the dreamers of the dreams.
> Willy Wonka, 1971
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 11:19 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Misleading Images, a Real Problem
>
>
> > Dear John and List,
> >
> > NWA 1936 is not one of ours so we can not tell you which picture has
been
> > altered. Here are two ebay images of NWA 1936 forwarded to us, you
> decide:
> >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2204480494&category=3239
> >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2203039627&category=3239
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Adam and Greg Hupe
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Wed 19 Nov 2003 02:52:55 PM PST